[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 4640 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 544
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4640

                      [Report No. 106-900, Part I]

 To make grants to States for carrying out DNA analyses for use in the 
 Combined DNA Index System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to 
  provide for the collection and analysis of DNA samples from certain 
  violent and sexual offenders for use in such system, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2000

Mr. McCollum (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
  Island, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
  to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                           September 26, 2000

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Bachus, 
                Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Rothman

                           September 26, 2000

     Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           September 26, 2000

   Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended for a period 
                ending not later than September 26, 2000

                           September 26, 2000

 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
                               12, 2000]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make grants to States for carrying out DNA analyses for use in the 
 Combined DNA Index System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to 
  provide for the collection and analysis of DNA samples from certain 
  violent and sexual offenders for use in such system, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act 
of 2000''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.

    (a) Authorization of Grants.--The Attorney General may make grants 
to eligible States for use by the State for the following purposes:
            (1) To carry out, for inclusion in the Combined DNA Index 
        System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, DNA analyses of 
        samples taken from individuals convicted of a qualifying State 
        offense (as determined under subsection (b)(2)).
            (2) To carry out, for inclusion in such Combined DNA Index 
        System, DNA analyses of samples from crime scenes.
            (3) To increase the capacity of laboratories owned by the 
        State or by units of local government within the State to carry 
        out DNA analyses of samples specified in paragraph (2).
    (b) Eligibility.--For a State to be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, the chief executive officer of the State shall 
submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and 
containing such information as the Attorney General may require. The 
application shall--
            (1) provide assurances that the State has implemented, or 
        will implement not later than 120 days after the date of such 
        application, a comprehensive plan for the expeditious DNA 
        analysis of samples in accordance with this section;
            (2) include a certification that each DNA analysis carried 
        out under the plan shall be maintained pursuant to the privacy 
        requirements described in section 210304(b)(3) of the Violent 
        Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
        14132(b)(3));
            (3) include a certification that the State has determined, 
        by statute, rule, or regulation, those offenses under State law 
        that shall be treated for purposes of this section as 
        qualifying State offenses;
            (4) specify the allocation that the State shall make, in 
        using grant amounts to carry out DNA analyses of samples, as 
        between samples specified in subsection (a)(1) and samples 
        specified in subsection (a)(2); and
            (5) specify that portion of grant amounts that the State 
        shall use for the purpose specified in subsection (a)(3).
    (c) Crimes Without Suspects.--A State that proposes to allocate 
grant amounts under paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (b) for the 
purposes specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall use 
such allocated amounts to conduct or facilitate DNA analyses of those 
samples that relate to crimes in connection with which there are no 
suspects.
    (d) Analysis of Samples.--
            (1) In general.--The plan shall require that, except as 
        provided in paragraph (3), each DNA analysis be carried out in 
        a laboratory that satisfies quality assurance standards and 
        is--
                    (A) operated by the State or a unit of local 
                government within the State; or
                    (B) operated by a private entity pursuant to a 
                contract with the State or a unit of local government 
                within the State.
            (2) Quality assurance standards.--(A) The Director of the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation shall maintain and make 
        available to States a description of quality assurance 
        protocols and practices that the Director considers adequate to 
        assure the quality of a forensic laboratory.
            (B) For purposes of this section, a laboratory satisfies 
        quality assurance standards if the laboratory satisfies the 
        quality control requirements described in paragraphs (1) and 
        (2) of section 210304(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
        Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132(b)).
            (3) Use of vouchers for certain purposes.--A grant for the 
        purposes specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) 
        may be made in the form of a voucher for laboratory services, 
        which may be redeemed at a laboratory operated by a private 
        entity approved by the Attorney General that satisfies quality 
        assurance standards. The Attorney General may make payment to 
        such a laboratory for the analysis of DNA samples using amounts 
        authorized for those purposes under subsection (j).
    (e) Restrictions on Use of Funds.--
            (1) Nonsupplanting.--Funds made available pursuant to this 
        section shall not be used to supplant State funds, but shall be 
        used to increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence 
        of Federal funds, be made available from State sources for the 
        purposes of this Act.
            (2) Administrative costs.--A State may not use more than 
        three percent of the funds it receives from this section for 
        administrative expenses.
    (f) Reports to the Attorney General.--Each State which receives a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General, for each 
year in which funds from a grant received under this section is 
expended, a report at such time and in such manner as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require, which contains--
            (1) a summary of the activities carried out under the grant 
        and an assessment of whether such activities are meeting the 
        needs identified in the application; and
            (2) such other information as the Attorney General may 
        require.
    (g) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
each fiscal year for which grants are made under this section, the 
Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a report that includes--
            (1) the aggregate amount of grants made under this section 
        to each State for such fiscal year; and
            (2) a summary of the information provided by States 
        receiving grants under this section.
    (h) Expenditure Records.--
            (1) In general.--Each State which receives a grant under 
        this section shall keep records as the Attorney General may 
        require to facilitate an effective audit of the receipt and use 
        of grant funds received under this section.
            (2) Access.--Each State which receives a grant under this 
        section shall make available, for the purpose of audit and 
        examination, such records as are related to the receipt or use 
        of any such grant.
    (i) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``State'' 
means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--Amounts are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General for grants under subsection (a) as 
follows:
            (1) For grants for the purposes specified in paragraph (1) 
        of such subsection--
                    (A) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                    (B) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
                    (C) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (2) For grants for the purposes specified in paragraphs (2) 
        and (3) of such subsection--
                    (A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                    (B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
                    (C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
                    (D) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

SEC. 3. COLLECTION AND USE OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FROM 
              CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFENDERS.

    (a) Collection of DNA Samples.--
            (1) From individuals in custody.--The Director of the 
        Bureau of Prisons shall collect a DNA sample from each 
        individual in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons who is, or 
        has been, convicted of a qualifying Federal offense (as 
        determined under subsection (d)) or a qualifying military 
        offense, as determined under section 1565 of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (2) From individuals on release, parole, or probation.--The 
        probation office responsible for the supervision under Federal 
        law of an individual on probation, parole, or supervised 
        release shall collect a DNA sample from each such individual 
        who is, or has been, convicted of a qualifying Federal offense 
        (as determined under subsection (d)) or a qualifying military 
        offense, as determined under section 1565 of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (3) Individuals already in codis.--For each individual 
        described in paragraph (1) or (2), if the Combined DNA Index 
        System (in this section referred to as ``CODIS'') of the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation contains a DNA analysis with 
        respect to that individual, or if a DNA sample has been 
        collected from that individual under section 1565 of title 10, 
        United States Code, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons or 
        the probation office responsible (as applicable) may (but need 
        not) collect a DNA sample from that individual.
            (4) Collection procedures.--(A) The Director of the Bureau 
        of Prisons or the probation office responsible (as applicable) 
        may use or authorize the use of such means as are reasonably 
        necessary to detain, restrain, and collect a DNA sample from an 
        individual who refuses to cooperate in the collection of the 
        sample.
            (B) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons or the probation 
        office, as appropriate, may enter into agreements with units of 
        State or local government or with private entities to provide 
        for the collection of the samples described in paragraph (1) or 
        (2).
            (5) Criminal penalty.--An individual from whom the 
        collection of a DNA sample is authorized under this subsection 
        who fails to cooperate in the collection of that sample shall 
        be--
                    (A) guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
                    (B) punished in accordance with title 18, United 
                States Code.
    (b) Analysis and Use of Samples.--The Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons or the probation office responsible (as applicable) shall 
furnish each DNA sample collected under subsection (a) to the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who shall carry out a DNA 
analysis on each such DNA sample and include the results in CODIS.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``DNA sample'' means a tissue, fluid, or other 
        bodily sample of an individual on which a DNA analysis can be 
        carried out.
            (2) The term ``DNA analysis'' means analysis of the 
        deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification information in a 
        bodily sample.
    (d) Qualifying Federal Offenses.--(1) The offenses that shall be 
treated for purposes of this section as qualifying Federal offenses are 
the following offenses under title 18, United States Code, as 
determined by the Attorney General:
            (A) Murder (as described in section 1111 of such title), 
        voluntary manslaughter (as described in section 1112 of such 
        title), or other offense relating to homicide (as described in 
        chapter 51 of such title, sections 1113, 1114, 1116, 1118, 
        1119, 1120, and 1121).
            (B) An offense relating to sexual abuse (as described in 
        chapter 109A of such title, sections 2241 through 2245), to 
sexual exploitation or other abuse of children (as described in chapter 
110 of such title, sections 2251 through 2252A), or to transportation 
for illegal sexual activity (as described in chapter 117 of such title, 
sections 2421, 2422, 2423, and 2425).
            (C) Kidnapping (as defined in section 3559(c)(2)(E) of such 
        title).
            (D) Burglary.
            (E) Attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the above 
        offenses.
    (2) The initial determination of qualifying Federal offenses shall 
be made not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (e) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
        section shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by 
        the Attorney General.
            (2) Probation officers.--The Director of the Administrative 
        Office of the United States Courts shall make available model 
        procedures for the activities of probation officers in carrying 
        out this section.
    (f) Commencement of Collection.--Collection of DNA samples under 
subsection (a) shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
commence not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. COLLECTION AND USE OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FROM 
              CERTAIN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFENDERS.

    (a) Collection of DNA Samples.--
            (1) From individuals in custody.--The Director of the 
        Bureau of Prisons shall collect a DNA sample from each 
        individual in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons who is, or 
        has been, convicted of a qualifying District of Columbia 
        offense (as determined under subsection (d)).
            (2) From individuals on release, parole, or probation.--The 
        Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
        for the District of Columbia shall collect a DNA sample from 
        each individual under the supervision of the Agency who is on 
        supervised release, parole, or probation who is, or has been, 
        convicted of a qualifying District of Columbia offense (as 
        determined under subsection (d)).
            (3) Individuals already in codis.--For each individual 
        described in paragraph (1) or (2), if the Combined DNA Index 
        System (in this section referred to as ``CODIS'') of the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation contains a DNA analysis with 
        respect to that individual, the Director of the Bureau of 
        Prisons or Agency (as applicable) may (but need not) collect a 
        DNA sample from that individual.
            (4) Collection procedures.--(A) The Director of the Bureau 
        of Prisons or Agency (as applicable) may use or authorize the 
        use of such means as are reasonably necessary to detain, 
        restrain, and collect a DNA sample from an individual who 
        refuses to cooperate in the collection of the sample.
            (B) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons or Agency, as 
        appropriate, may enter into agreements with units of State or 
        local government or with private entities to provide for the 
        collection of the samples described in paragraph (1) or (2).
            (5) Criminal penalty.--An individual from whom the 
        collection of a DNA sample is authorized under this subsection 
        who fails to cooperate in the collection of that sample shall 
        be--
                    (A) guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
                    (B) punished in accordance with title 18, United 
                States Code.
    (b) Analysis and Use of Samples.--The Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons or Agency (as applicable) shall furnish each DNA sample 
collected under subsection (a) to the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, who shall carry out a DNA analysis on each such DNA 
sample and include the results in CODIS.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``DNA sample'' means a tissue, fluid, or other 
        bodily sample of an individual on which a DNA analysis can be 
        carried out.
            (2) The term ``DNA analysis'' means analysis of the 
        deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification information in a 
        bodily sample.
    (d) Qualifying District of Columbia Offenses.--The Government of 
the District of Columbia may determine those offenses under the 
District of Columbia Code that shall be treated for purposes of this 
section as qualifying District of Columbia offenses.
    (e) Commencement of Collection.--Collection of DNA samples under 
subsection (a) shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
commence not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 
the District of Columbia to carry out this section such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

SEC. 5. COLLECTION AND USE OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FROM 
              CERTAIN OFFENDERS IN THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1565. DNA identification information: collection from certain 
              offenders; use
    ``(a) Collection of DNA Samples.--(1) The Secretary concerned shall 
collect a DNA sample from each member of the armed forces under the 
Secretary's jurisdiction who is, or has been, convicted of a qualifying 
military offense (as determined under subsection (d)).
    ``(2) For each member described in paragraph (1), if the Combined 
DNA Index System (in this section referred to as `CODIS') of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation contains a DNA analysis with respect to 
that member, or if a DNA sample has been or is to be collected from 
that member under section 3(a) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000, the Secretary concerned may (but need not) collect a DNA 
sample from that member.
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned may enter into agreements with other 
Federal agencies, units of State or local government, or private 
entities to provide for the collection of samples described in 
paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Analysis and Use of Samples.--The Secretary concerned shall 
furnish each DNA sample collected under subsection (a) to the Secretary 
of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a DNA analysis on 
each such DNA sample and furnish the results of each such analysis to 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in 
CODIS.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `DNA sample' means a tissue, fluid, or other 
        bodily sample of an individual on which a DNA analysis can be 
        carried out.
            ``(2) The term `DNA analysis' means analysis of the 
        deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification information in a 
        bodily sample.
    ``(d) Qualifying Military Offenses.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
shall determine those felony or sexual offenses under the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice that shall be treated for purposes of this section 
as qualifying military offenses.
    ``(2) An offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice that is 
comparable to a qualifying Federal offense (as determined under section 
3(d) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000), as 
determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Attorney General, 
shall be treated for purposes of this section as a qualifying military 
offense.
    ``(e) Expungement.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly 
expunge, from the index described in subsection (a) of section 210304 
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the DNA 
analysis of a person included in the index on the basis of a qualifying 
military offense if the Secretary receives, for each conviction of the 
person of a qualifying offense, a certified copy of a final court order 
establishing that such conviction has been overturned.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `qualifying offense' 
means any of the following offenses:
            ``(A) A qualifying Federal offense, as determined under 
        section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000.
            ``(B) A qualifying District of Columbia offense, as 
        determined under section 4 of the DNA Analysis Backlog 
        Elimination Act of 2000.
            ``(C) A qualifying military offense.
    ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), a court order is not `final' 
if time remains for an appeal or application for discretionary review 
with respect to the order.
    ``(f) Regulations.--This section shall be carried out under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General. Those 
regulations shall apply, to the extent practicable, uniformly 
throughout the armed forces.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1565. DNA identification information: collection from certain 
                            offenders; use.''.
    (b) Initial Determination of Qualifying Military Offenses.--The 
initial determination of qualifying military offenses under section 
1565(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), 
shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
    (c) Commencement of Collection.--Collection of DNA samples under 
section 1565(a) of such title, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, commence not later than 
the date that is 60 days after the date of the initial determination 
referred to in subsection (b).

SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX.

    (a) Use of Certain Funds.--Section 811(a)(2) of the Antiterrorism 
and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (28 U.S.C. 531 note) is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
        shall expand the combined DNA Identification System (CODIS) to 
        include analyses of DNA samples collected from--
                    ``(A) individuals convicted of a qualifying Federal 
                offense, as determined under section 3(d) of the DNA 
                Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000;
                    ``(B) individuals convicted of a qualifying 
                District of Columbia offense, as determined under 
                section 4(d) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
                Act of 2000; and
                    ``(C) members of the Armed Forces convicted of a 
                qualifying military offense, as determined under 
                section 1565(d) of title 10, United States Code.''.
    (b) Index To Facilitate Law Enforcement Exchange of DNA 
Identification Information.--Section 210304 of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ``criminal 
        justice agency'' the following: ``(or the Secretary of Defense 
        in accordance with section 1565 of title 10, United States 
        Code)'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``, at regular intervals of not to 
                exceed 180 days,'' and inserting ``semiannual''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
                following: ``(or prepared by the Secretary of Defense 
                in accordance with section 1565 of title 10, United 
                States Code)'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting after ``local 
        criminal justice agencies'' the following: ``(or the Secretary 
        of Defense in accordance with section 1565 of title 10, United 
        States Code)''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Expungement of Records.--(1) The Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation shall promptly expunge from the index described 
in subsection (a) the DNA analysis of a person included in the index on 
the basis of a qualifying Federal offense or a qualifying District of 
Columbia offense (as determined under section 3 and 4 of the DNA 
Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, respectively) if the Director 
receives, for each conviction of the person of a qualifying offense, a 
certified copy of a final court order establishing that such conviction 
has been overturned.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `qualifying offense' 
means any of the following offenses:
            ``(A) A qualifying Federal offense, as determined under 
        section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000.
            ``(B) A qualifying District of Columbia offense, as 
        determined under section 4 of the DNA Analysis Backlog 
        Elimination Act of 2000.
            ``(C) A qualifying military offense, as determined under 
        section 1565 of title 10, United States Code.
    ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), a court order is not `final' 
if time remains for an appeal or application for discretionary review 
with respect to the order.''.

SEC. 7. CONDITIONS OF RELEASE.

    (a) Conditions of Probation.--Section 3563(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) that the defendant cooperate in the collection of a 
        DNA sample from the defendant if the collection of such a 
        sample is authorized pursuant to section 3 of the DNA Analysis 
        Backlog Elimination Act of 2000.''.
    (b) Conditions of Supervised Release.--Section 3583(d) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting before ``The court shall 
also order'' the following: ``The court shall order, as an explicit 
condition of supervised release, that the defendant cooperate in the 
collection of a DNA sample from the defendant, if the collection of 
such a sample is authorized pursuant to section 3 of the DNA Analysis 
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000.''.
    (c) Conditions of Parole.--Section 4209 of title 18, United States 
Code, insofar as such section remains in effect with respect to certain 
individuals, is amended by inserting before ``In every case, the 
Commission shall also impose'' the following: ``In every case, the 
Commission shall impose as a condition of parole that the parolee 
cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample from the parolee, if the 
collection of such a sample is authorized pursuant to section 3 or 
section 4 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 or 
section 1565 of title 10.''.
    (d) Conditions of Release Generally.--If the collection of a DNA 
sample from an individual on probation, parole, or supervised release 
is authorized pursuant to section 3 or 4 of this Act or section 1565 of 
title 10, United States Code, the individual shall cooperate in the 
collection of a DNA sample as a condition of that probation, parole, or 
supervised release.

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Drug Control and System Improvement Grants.--Section 
503(a)(12)(C) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3753(a)(12)(C)) is amended by striking ``, at 
regular intervals of not to exceed 180 days,'' and inserting 
``semiannual''.
    (b) DNA Identification Grants.--Section 2403(3) of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796kk-
2(3)) is amended by striking ``, at regular intervals not exceeding 180 
days,'' and inserting ``semiannual''.
    (c) Federal Bureau of Investigation.--Section 210305(a)(1)(A) of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
14133(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``, at regular intervals of not 
to exceed 180 days,'' and inserting ``semiannual''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to 
carry out this Act (including to reimburse the Federal judiciary for 
any reasonable costs incurred in implementing such Act, as determined 
by the Attorney General) such sums as may be necessary.

SEC. 10. PRIVACY PROTECTION STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any sample 
collected under, or any result of any analysis carried out under, 
section 2, 3, or 4 may be used only for a purpose specified in such 
section.
    (b) Permissive Uses.--A sample or result described in subsection 
(a) may be disclosed under the circumstances under which disclosure of 
information included in the Combined DNA Index System is allowed, as 
specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 210304(b)(3) of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
14132(b)(3)).
    (c) Criminal Penalty.--A person who knowingly--
            (1) discloses a sample or result described in subsection 
        (a) in any manner to any person not authorized to receive it; 
        or
            (2) obtains, without authorization, a sample or result 
        described in subsection (a),
shall be fined not more than $100,000.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 544

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4640

                      [Report No. 106-900, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To make grants to States for carrying out DNA analyses for use in the 
 Combined DNA Index System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to 
  provide for the collection and analysis of DNA samples from certain 
  violent and sexual offenders for use in such system, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 26, 2000

     Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment

                           September 26, 2000

   Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended for a period 
                ending not later than September 26, 2000

                           September 26, 2000

 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed